Crushing board



Apnl 7, 1931. c. WENDT 1,799,575

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Cf/mz. is Www r Patented Apr. 7, 1931 CHARLES WENDTQ OF SPOKANE'-,WASHINGTON @RUSHING BOARD y' A'ppncation niermann 2o, 192s. serial No.263,190.

1 Mypres'ent invention relates to an improved crushing '.cheesecloth, isemployed as the base, 'the facing of silk,

board or appliance used 1n fashioning patternsfor designs in cloth orfabric for` various purposes and especially designed for vuse infashioning linings for burial caskets. The primary object of theinvention is the provision of means whereby a symmetrical pattern ordesign may'` be fashioned withaccuracy and uniformity in the materialwithv a minimum expenditure oftime and labor.

i Inthe formation off strong and Adurabl'evpmaterial7 of the i lining.Vva backing such as terial is stitched or basted, and in carrying out; myinvention the patternis fashioned in the lining with the facingmaterialbeneath and the backingv material uppermost.Y When the design orpatternhas been completed on `the yboard the 'lining is removed while.in inverted position and then the ycomplete .article is of courseturned] over`l with the facing material uppermost and thebackingmaterial beneath.

The invention consists in certain novel combinations and arrangements ofmovable and removable ,parts combined with a stationary frame wherebythe pattern or design is fashioned orkfiormed aswill hereinafter be morefully setvf'orthfand claimed.

l In the accompanying drawings I have, illustratedone complete exampleofthe physical embodiment of my invention wherein they parts arecombined and arranged accordingvto thebestmode I have so far. devisedfor the lpractical application of the princi- :ples of invention.

While I have illustrated one design or pattern fashioned on the crushingboard, it' will Abe understoodthat other artistic *arrange-A v ments andcombinations of parts may be made whereby'the design or pattern can bevaried, and it will be apparent that various materials also may be usedin the formation of the lining or other completed article.

Figure 1 is a perspective View showing the frame with its movable barscarrying the pattern forming devices, the bars being separated. Figure 2is a broken perspective view y to whichA cl`o th,or` other suitable madthe facing material rigid cross bars Vand the' guide lgrooves 5 alongjits upper lary orof the lappliances showing a portion of the facing"material and the backing material with the movable pattern formingbarsin closed position. Figure 3 is a plan View rof an artisticpattern`fashioned in a lining. 55 Figure 4. is an enlarged View showingonexo-f the figuresof the pattern, the figures 'of course being repeatedtheA staggered arirangement of rows as seen in Figure Figure 5 isadetaill perspective' viewshowing 60 the frame of the appliance'.yFigure 6 is a detail view showing one end vof a removable parting strip.Figure 7 is a transverse vertical sectional view atline 7, ofF-igure 5.Figure 8 is a transversey vertical sectional 65 viewl at line Si 8 of'gure 5*.V Figure-,9 is a detail sectionalview showin ,themovable barsin open position,- and igure 10 is a similar enlarged view showingthebars in closed position. Y Figure 1-1 'is a perspective 70 detailView enlarged, showingy the bars with thereon andthe ytransverselyarranged parting strips and Figure 19. isa view' similar to Figure 11but with the movable barsin openposition. Figure 13 is a perspectiveview showing a portion ofv one of the crossV bars w'th a pattern formerthereon. 4 In carrying out my inventionk I utilizeza stationaryframewhichis of suitable size and shape and provided with side rails1-1Eand 2, one end of the framebeing closed as at 3. Y l y,

Vithin the open vframe is arranged a 'central longitudinallyv extendingguide bar 4 which is' fastened at onev end of the frame, bar isfashioned with side edges. A stationfixed cross bar 6 is `fixed to thisguide bar with `its endslocatedingrooves 7 fashioned at the"inner sidesofthe frame and above the yend pieces 3' ofthe frame. A slide 8' ismounted upon this longitudinal guide bar and theslidephasspaced'tonguesQ whichfit into the grooves 5 ofthe guide bar-to permitlongitudinal movement of the slide with relation to the guide bar 4.l Y

At one end of the slide across hea-d10y is fixed with itskendslfocated'in the grooves 7 and this cross head of course moves-'withche 199y i slide when the latter is moved. In addition to the two crossbars 6 and 10, I employ a plurality of intermediate cross bars 11 thatare slidable with relation to the slide, and

have their ends guided in the grooves 7. Thel slide cross bars 11 arearranged in parallelism transversely of the longitudinal slide and theyrest on this longitudinal slide. The slide cross bars are connected attheir lower sides by a plurality of flexible strips 12 fashioned fromcanvas or other suitable material the ends of the strips being attachedto the cross bars 6 and l0. Along the upper edges of these slide crossbars they arebevelled as at 13.

It will be understood that all of the yslide bars 11 are relativelymovable andbefore the operation of crushing the material is startedthese slide bars are spaced apart with the tapes or flexible stripsconnecting them. The flexible strips, however, permity the slide crossbars to be moved into contact one with another, and this is'done afterthe facing or silk is put in position as will be described.

Each of the slide cross bars is provided with a suitable number ofspaced pattern formers by means of which the desired figure is fashionedin the facingmaterial of the lining. Each pattern former comprises apost 14 of suitable shape and -size which is provided with a rubbercushion 15 against `which the silk or other facing material 19 is placedin the formation of the ligure of the pattern. The post 14 as seeninFigure 13 is provided with a pair of retaining pins 16 which arepointed to penetrate the silk facing and between these pins is located aheaded basting pin 17 at which point the canvas backing 2O is basted tothe silk facing 19. The cross bar 11 also has a plurality of patternforming pins 18 which are headed and it will be apparent that the facingmaterial may also be` basted throughoutthe area of the facing to thebacking material at these two pins 18 if necessary for the formation ofthe'pattern .inthe silk facing.

The lining comprises the facing material 19 of silk or other suitablematerial, and the backing material 20, which is preferably strong anddurable and suitable for the purpose of supporting the facing material.The backing is stitched or basted to thevfacing at suitable points inorder to form the finished product asl in Figure 3 before the lining hasbeen removedl from the crushing board.

The silk or facing material 19 is first ap! plied to the pattern formingdevices while the cross bars are in spaced relation as seen in Figure 1,and removable parting strips or formers 21 are interposed betweeny thestaggered rows of the posts of the cross bars, said parting strips beingarranged transversely of the cross bars. These parting strips, as

lbest seen in Figure 6, are fashioned with rounded heads 22 and they areof proper size to rest upon pair of rows of staggered posts. The strips21 of course depress the silk or facing material to form channels andabove these channels the projections or protuberances are fashioned inthe facing on the posts. Then the spaced cross bars are pushed together,and the backing material which may be of cheesecloth is stitched orbasted to the facing material or silk at the points 17, and in thismanner the facing material and the backing material are fastenedtogether to form the lining.

After the pattern has been completed the parting -strips 21 are firstremoved, and then the lining may be lifted from the retaining pins, andof course the inverted lining is turned with the facing side upwardlyand is ready for use.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is 1. The combination in a crushing boardwith a frame and a central, longitudinal, guide bar fixed with theframe, afixed cross bar on the guide bar, a slidable member resting-onthe guide bar, and a slidable cross bar fixed to said member,intermediate cross bars slidable in the frame and flexible connectionsbetween all of said bars, and pattern forming devices on the cross bars.

Y 2. The combinationwith a frame having opposite lateral grooves, of across bar fixed in gthe grooved frame, a longitudinal centrally disposedguide bar rigid with the cross bar, a slide on the guide bar, a crossbar rigid with the slide and having its ends slidable in the grooves,intermediate cross bars having their ends slidable in the grooves,flexible connections between adjoining bars, and pattern forming devicesmounted on all of said intermediate cross bars.

3. The combination with a frame having opposed lateral grooves, of afixed cross bar,

a central, longitudinal bar fixed to the cross bar and provided withparallel edge grooves, ay slide having tongues complementary to saidedge grooves, a cross bar fixed to the slide and having its endsslidable in the lateralv grooves, intermediate cross bars above the`slide and longitudinal bar and having their ends slidable in thelateral grooves, flexible connections between adjoining cross bars, andpattern forming devices on said cross bars. f

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

CHARLES WENDT.

